Enterprise Portfolio, Asset & AI Governance Manager

About the Role

As the Enterprise Portfolio, Asset & AI Governance Manager, you will manage and optimize Neptune’s application portfolio, technology asset lifecycle, and AI governance program across our enterprise landscape. You will lead the strategic evaluation, rationalization, and governance of enterprise software applications and emerging AI capabilities, ensuring optimal value delivery, cost efficiency, and alignment with business strategy. Working as a bridge between IT leadership, business stakeholders, and vendor partners, you will manage the full lifecycle of enterprise applications from evaluation through retirement.

• Maintain comprehensive inventory and documentation of enterprise applications and integrations.
• Conduct regular application portfolio assessments including capability mapping, redundancy analysis, and health scoring aligned with COBIT BAI
  09 (Manage Assets) practices.
• Lead application rationalization initiatives to reduce complexity and eliminate redundant systems.
• Develop and maintain application lifecycle roadmaps aligned with business strategy and enterprise architecture.
• Perform business capability mapping to identify gaps and overlaps in the application portfolio.
• Create and maintain application portfolio dashboards and reporting for leadership visibility using tools such as Power
  
  BI or Tableau.
• Apply ITIL Service Asset & Configuration Management practices to ensure accurate configuration and dependency tracking.
• Software Asset & License Management (25%).
• Manage enterprise software licensing including renewals, compliance, and optimization across on‑premises and SaaS environments.
• Conduct software license true‑ups and coordinate vendor audit responses.
• Track and optimize software subscriptions, maintenance agreements, and consumption‑based licensing.
• Analyze software utilization metrics to identify shelfware and optimization opportunities.
• Negotiate contract renewals and ensure favorable commercial terms with software vendors.
• Maintain software asset repository and license compliance documentation aligned with COBIT BAI
  09 and relevant compliance frameworks.
• Partner with procurement and legal on software contracts and vendor agreements.
• Develop and track total cost of ownership (TCO) models for enterprise applications including cloud, SaaS, and on‑premises deployments.
• Build business cases for application investments, consolidations, or retirements with clear ROI analysis.
• Manage vendor relationships for key enterprise software platforms.
• Conduct market research on emerging technologies and alternative solutions.
• Lead RFP/RFI processes for enterprise software evaluation and selection.
• Track and report on software spend, utilization, and value realization across the portfolio.
• Apply Fin Ops principles to optimize cloud and SaaS expenditure.
• Maintain an inventory of AI capabilities across the enterprise application portfolio, including embedded AI features (e.g., Microsoft Copilot, vendor‑native AI), standalone AI tools, and internal developments.
• Lead the intake and evaluation process for new AI tools and platforms, ensuring alignment with Neptune’s AI governance framework and acceptable use policies.
• Partner with Security & Compliance on AI risk assessments including data privacy, model transparency, bias evaluation, and acceptable use.
• Collaborate with development teams and external partners to identify, prioritize, and track internal AI use cases.
• Track AI‑related licensing, consumption costs, and value realization across the portfolio.
• Monitor the evolving AI landscape across key vendors to inform technology roadmap decisions.
• Support AI governance committee with portfolio data, adoption metrics, and compliance reporting.
• Governance & Strategic Planning (10%).
• Establish and enforce application portfolio governance processes and standards aligned with COBIT APO
  02 (Manage Strategy) and BAI
  09 (Manage Assets) frameworks.
• Support enterprise architecture decisions with portfolio data, analysis, and recommendations.
• Participate in IT investment planning and annual budgeting processes.
• Collaborate with Security & Compliance teams on application risk assessments and audit readiness.
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